Archives of Disease in Childhood-Education and Practice Edition（研究方向：小儿科） （官网投稿）

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Archives of Disease in Childhood-Education and Practice Edition（双月刊），创刊于2004年，出版国家是美国。儿童期疾病档案旨在让儿科医生和其他人了解儿童疾病的诊断和治疗以及儿童保护等宣传问题的最新进展。本刊涵盖了于从孕期（在胎儿和新生儿版）到青春期的儿童健康和疾病的所有方面。本刊原始研究报告，评论，临床和政策问题的评论，以及证据报告。涵盖的领域包括：社区儿童健康，公共卫生，流行病学，急性儿科，倡导和伦理。...[显示全部]

summaries of important articles from other journals (Archivist and Lucina)

Articles for the [Paediatric and Perinatal] Drug Therapy section should follow the same instructions (word count, etc) as the relevant article type, ie, if you are submitting a full research paper for the PPDT section it should adhere to the “Original reports” instructions.

The word count excludes the title page, abstract, tables, acknowledgements and contributions and the references.

All submissions should be double-spaced, except for tables, which should be single spaced.

If you are not a native English speaker and would like assistance with your paper there is a professional editing service available.

BMJ’s pre-submission checklist

Original reports

These should report original research. (max 2500 words, excluding abstract, tables and figures and references). The body of the report should be double spaced. The tables should be single spaced and the tables and figures should be at the end of the submission after the references. Please note that all RCT must be appropriately registered and this should be noted on the cover page.

Title

The title should have no more than 10 words. If relevant, the title should include information as to whether the paper is a randomised control trial, meta-analysis, audit, observational study, etc.

Abstract

The abstract of an experimental or observational study must clearly state in sequence and in not more than 250 words (i) the main purpose of the study, (ii) the essential elements of the design of the study, (iii) the most important results illustrated by numerical data but not p values, and (iv) the implications and relevance of the results.

We require a structured abstract of up to 250 words for reports of randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses, and we encourage it for other studies, where appropriate. The following headings should be used for original research:

Objective

Design

Setting

Patients

Interventions

Main outcome measures

Results: give numerical data rather than vague statements that drug x produced a better response than drug y. Favour confidence intervals over p values, and give the numerical data on which any p value is based.

Conclusions: do not make any claims that are not supported by data in the paper in the abstract.

Important considerations

All research reports involving human subjects must contain a statement about ethics committee approval (or equivalent) at the end of the methods section.

On a separate page (before the references) all original papers should include:

“What is already known on this topic” – followed by a maximum of 3 brief statements (no more than 25 words per statement);

“What this study adds” – followed by a maximum of 3 brief statements (no more than 25 words per statement).

Illustrations should be used only when data cannot be expressed clearly in any other way. When graphs are submitted the numerical data on which they are based should be uploaded to ScholarOne as a supplementary file.

Research checklists should be uploaded during the submission process, if these are not applicable to your research please state the reason in your cover letter.

Further details of RCTs and systematic reviews.

Word count:

up to 2500 words (excluding title page, abstract, tables, figures, and references)

Structured abstract:

up to 250 words

Tables/Illustrations:

up to 5

References:

up to 40

Additional material may be considered as data supplements.

Short reports / Case reports

Short reports are brief reports of original research and case reports are any report/case history of four cases or less. The abstract of a paper that focuses on a case report(s) must summarise the essential descriptive elements of the case(s) and indicate their relevance and importance. If more illustrations are required, the text must be reduced accordingly. The title should be no longer than seven words. All case reports must be submitted with a scanned patient consent form uploaded as a supplemental file. Please click here for the Patient Consent Form.

Word count:

up to 1200 words (excluding title page, abstract, tables, figures, and references)

Abstract:

up to 150 words

Tables/Illustrations:

up to 2 small tables or images

References:

up to 5

Letters to the editor

The editor encourages submissions of important and topical observations or original exploratory research as a letter to the editor.

Word count:

up to 500 words

Abstract:

not required

Tables/Illustrations:

up to 2

References:

up to 4

Archimedes

To register a question, and to submit completed Archimedes topics, please email bob.phillips@doctors.org.uk first. The creation of such a topic summary follows this process:

Selection of a clinical scenario

Definition of the clinical question

Search for answers

Appraise the evidence

Create a critically appraised topic (CAT)

Summarise as a best evidence topic (BET)

The best evidence topic is the final accumulation of the critical appraisal. The strict format allows the casual reader to extract important information quickly and easily. An example template is available here:

Images in Paediatrics/Images in Neonatal Medicine

This is a really useful format for trainees, and those who are keen to start publishing, as well as established authors. We would welcome submissions to the above categories should take the form of a striking or clinically important image, as well as up to 250 words of text (and up to 5 references). The text should carry a brief clinical outline, and a clear clinical message or learning point. Two images can be submitted simultaneously, but this will require reducing the word count. One tip is perhaps to compare the clinical image with Google Images, to ensure that the image is not replicating a well-known appearance. Please ensure that for all Image submissions, you also upload a scanned patient consent form as a supplemental file. Please click here for the Patient Consent Form. If an image is good but describing a well-known appearance: consider the criteria for submitting an Epilogue instead. The image quality should be 300x300dpi.

Rapid responses to articles published

Letters in response to articles published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood are welcome and should be submitted electronically via the journal’s website and NOT to Scholar One. Contributors should go to the abstract or full text of the article in question. At the top right corner of each article is a “contents box”. Click on the “eLetters: Submit a response to this article” link.

Letters relating to or responding to previously published items in the journal will be shown to those authors, where appropriate.

Word count:

up to 300 words

Abstract:

not required

Tables/Illustrations:

up to 2 (but must be essential)

References:

up to 5

Editorials

These are commentaries commissioned by the editors to provide background and context for published articles.

Word count:

up to 1200 words

Abstract:

not required

Tables/Illustrations:

up to 2

References:

up to 5

Leading Articles/Reviews

These are generally commissioned. Leading articles and reviews can be discussed with either the Editor in Chief or Commissioning Editor. Editors will make the final decision regarding whether an article is classified as a leading article or review. In general reviews focus on clinical issues, whereas leading articles reflect on issues that are broader in scope than a specific clinical entity. Reviews should be no longer that 2500-3000 words (exclusive of titles, tables, figures, and references), and the word count for leading articles is at the discretion of the editor but generally 1500 – 2500

For Leading Articles the title should have no more than 10 words. No abstract is required.

For Reviews an abstract is required and should be a brief summary of the article.

Word count:

2500 – 3000 (review) and 1500-2500 (leading article)

Figures/tables are encouraged

References:

30-40 should suffice

E&P: Self-assessment questions: Epilogue

The merit of this section is in using high-quality image(s) to remind the readers about the important features of a common clinical problem and using MCQs to produce useful learning points and take-home messages. This is also a useful format for trainees as well as established authors.

We invite readers to submit cases accompanied by questions. The text should be no more than 600 words, and might be accompanied by one or two figures, preferably clinical images, though good-quality radiology figures will be considered, and 4 or 5 MCQs. Radiology images should be of a standard that paediatricians would be able to identify the important feature and should be 300×300 dpi. Real-life cases must have parent/patient consent and be anonymised. Answers should be given, with a punchy learning point: 1 sentence each. Submissions will be peer-reviewed before publication. Authors will be credited in the journal.

If you want to know more please contact us via info.adc@bmj.com or mpt195@hotmail.com, or to submit a question to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/adc and submit under the ‘Epilogue’ category.

Word count:

600 words

Tables/Illustrations:

1-2

E&P: Equipment QI Reports

The aim of these reports is to showcase good practice in paediatric QI and to share experiences and learning. We are particularly keen to highlight both successes and failures, as it is often from the failures that we learn the most. The emphasis may be on small achievable projects led by frontline staff, not just large scale change.

Intended audience

Reports are intended for anyone interested in improving child health. We particularly hope this will inspire frontline clinicians to undertake their own QI projects. The focus is on learning and understanding the process of QI.

Style of the paper

The papers should be brief, to the point and informative, and they should be limited to one side of paper in the journal (700 words max). Our hope is that the paper would provide enough information to allow the QI work to be spread and others to make use of it.

Article structure

Please use the following headings (in capitals) and address the points within each:

SUMMARY: Summarise your project and the clinical setting (one sentence) e.g. Implementation of a PEWs chart in a rural district general paediatric inpatient ward.

THE PROBLEM: Why did you choose this project, what was the quality/safety issue? How did you identify the problem?

AIMS: What were the aims of your project? Be as specific and as SMART as possible.

MAKING A CASE FOR CHANGE: How did you communicate the need for change? Who did you need to involve in your project and how did you do this?

YOUR IMPROVEMENTS: Outline the changes and how you implemented them, including the QI tools/techniques used e.g. PDSA cycles. How do you know the changes you made resulted in improvement? What were the outcomes of your project and how will you ensure that they are sustained?

LEARNING AND NEXT STEPS: What would you do differently next time and what were the secrets to success (where did you find support)? What are your next steps in this project- where next?

Equipped Commissioning Guide

The Equipped series of articles aims to introduce readers to core Quality Improvement concepts. Using Child Health examples, change theories, improvement models and relevant resources can be demonstrated and shared. There is a strong emphasis on practical suggestions to enable readers to embark upon their own projects.

Intended audience

All child health professionals looking to undertake quality improvement work and looking for an introduction to core QI themes with examples.

Good examples are:

Patient involvement in quality improvement: is it time we let children, young people and families take the lead?

Patient involvement in quality improvement: is it time we let children, young people and families take the lead?

Robertson S, et al.

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 2014;

99:23–27.

Using Data to Improve Care:

Cheung CRLH, et al.

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 2013;

98:224–229.

These are good because:

They use specific examples to highlight a QI theory or model

The underlying theory is clearly explained in a practical way

They are focused on supporting readers to undertake similar work

They use illustrations and text boxes for clarity

Specific Instructions:

Please feel free to include other authors provided their contribution is significant and adds value. Please include at least two, and preferably more, boxes, table and figures, and make use of full colour. Colour charges are not applicable in E&P. A common pitfall is to write a textbook chapter. Clues that you are doing this will include an overlong article, getting stuck in detail that only very expert readers need to appreciate, and the need for very many references. If you’re falling into this trap, and want help, then your commissioning editor should be able to assist you. Many authors find this advice helpful. Your article will need to be submitted through the ScholarOne system. If you have been commissioned, please follow the instructions. Please note that as a peer reviewed journal, your article will undergo peer review. This allows us to ensure we are publishing high quality work, and our peer reviewers almost invariably help to improve papers.

Word count:

maximum 3000 words excluding references, boxes, tables and diagrams. Please take a look at this paper which changed the world in around 650 words

Figures/tables are encouraged

References:

30-40 should suffice

Supplements

The BMJ Publishing Group journals are willing to consider publishing supplements to regular issues. Supplement proposals may be made at the request of:

The journal editor, an editorial board member or a learned society may wish to organise a meeting, sponsorship may be sought and the proceedings published as a supplement.

The journal editor, editorial board member or learned society may wish to commission a supplement on a particular theme or topic. Again, sponsorship may be sought.

The BMJPG itself may have proposals for supplements where sponsorship may be necessary.

A sponsoring organisation, often a pharmaceutical company or a charitable foundation, that wishes to arrange a meeting, the proceedings of which will be published as a supplement.

In all cases, it is vital that the journal’s integrity, independence and academic reputation is not compromised in any way.

For further information on criteria that must be fulfilled, download the supplements guidelines (PDF).

When contacting us regarding a potential supplement, please include as much of the information below as possible.